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Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

1552 - 1612

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Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways: an ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the Thirty Years' War; a great and influential patron of Northern Mannerist art; and an intellectual devotee of occult arts and learning which helped seed what would be called the Scientific Revolution. Determined to unify Christendom, he initiated the Long Turkish War (1593–1606) with the Ottoman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor is the 370th most popular politician (down from 337th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 31st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Politician.

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the emperor during the Thirty Years War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 370 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis II of Hungary, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Aemilianus, Osman II, Shimon Peres, and Edgar the Peaceful. After him are Catherine I of Russia, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, B. R. Ambedkar, and Charles VII of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Pope Paul V. After him are Boris Godunov, Matteo Ricci, Vasili IV of Russia, Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Hans von Aachen, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, Petrus Plancius, and Agrippa d'Aubigné. Among people deceased in 1612, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Vasili IV of Russia, Sasaki Kojirō, Giovanni Gabrieli, Christopher Clavius, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Federico Barocci, Karin Månsdotter, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Hans Leo Hassler, and Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 32 out of 1,424. Before him are Niki Lauda (1949), Alfred Adler (1870), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Theodoric the Great (454), Lise Meitner (1878), and Romy Schneider (1938). After him are Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Johann Strauss I (1804), Anton Bruckner (1824), Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), and Arnold Schoenberg (1874).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 12. Before him are Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Maximilian I of Mexico (1832), Charles I of Austria (1887), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), and Theodoric the Great (454). After him are Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557), and Otto of Greece (1815).

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